The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 2, 2022 Former U.S. Marine Working for Private Military Security Firm Dies Fighting in Ukraine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A former U.S. marine has died while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. Willy Joseph Cancel died last Monday. His mother said he was working for a private military contractor; the name of the company has not been released. .